Centenary professor releases book of poetry

11:53 AM,
Aug. 2, 2013

David Havird, Professor of English, recently published his first full-length book of poetry, Map Home.

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David Havird, Professor of English, recently published his first full-length book of poetry, Map Home. This release comes just three years after publication of his first collection, Penelope's Design, winner of the 2009 Robert Philips Poetry Chapbook Prize.

Published by the Texas Review Press of Sam Houston State University, the collection of 37 poems was chosen as one of about 20 books selectively published this year by the group. Many of the poems that illustrate Havird's personal growth and relationships have been previously published in periodicals, such as Agni, The New Yorker, ...